Janz Rondon is a Senior Consulting Engineer at ResFrac, providing value to the energy industry by optimizing the development of fracturing and reservoir projects.

He provides a unique combination of engineering and management experience from a variety of roles in operations, sales, training, technical, and business development. Janz worked at Schlumberger for over 17 years as a fracturing and engineering manager, leading and completing projects and teams across multiple basins in North America. His previous role was the lead instructor and learning manager for multiple product lines at the global learning center. He is the recipient of the 2018 Completion Optimization and Technology Award – Rocky Mountain North America Region, Society Petroleum Engineers.

Janz attended the Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia where he completed his bachelor studies in civil engineering and masters in geotechnics. He resides in Denver, Colorado with his wife and three children. He is passionate about the cycling world, particularly building bicycles and optimizing athletic performances in the sport. Janz was originally transferred to the US from Colombia, without any knowledge of English. He picked it up while working for Schlumberger in the Wyoming and North Dakota fields.

Janz’s professional publications include:

• Turner, M., Weinstock, C., Laggan, M., Rondon, J., Vogel, M., Mikhaylov, A., Alejandro Pena. 2011. Technique Increases Jonah Production.  The American Oil & Gas Reporter.
• Rondon, J., Heaton, N., Lutken, G., Parker, J., Kothare, S., Porter, H., and Stephanie Lowe. 2016. Increased Reservoir Contact in Cemented Multistage Completions In the Williston Basin, Using Engineered Diversion Workflow.
• Heaton, N., Rondon, J., Do, T., Valenca, A., Bruns, J., Ohlson, C., Eisele, K., Paneitz, J., Rollins, B., Betts, B., and Sarah Cleaver. 2016. Stimulation Optimization Using Engineered Diversion Workflow to Increase Wellbore Contact in Cemented Completions.
• Madsen, M., Carlson, J. E., Rondon, J. R., Valenca, A., Do, T., Stewart, M., Borchardt, E., and B. Dupuis. 2015. An Application of Diversion Technique in Un-Cemented Section of a Horizontal Well in the Williston Basin.
• Schneider, A., Beck, F.E., Bell, A.B., Rondon, J.R., Clark, B.D., and Dmitri Oussoltsev. 2015. Innovative Approach to Effectively Stimulate Openhole Sections of Horizontal Laterals.
• Lee, H., Hudson, M., and Janz Rondon. 2015. Particle Size Distribution Acid Soluble Cement.
• Turner, M., Weinstock, C., Laggan, M., Vogel, M., Rondon, J., Bogdan, A., and A. Peña. 2011. Raising the Bar in Completion Practices in Jonah Field: Channel Fracturing Increases Gas Production and Improves Operational Efficiency.
• Johnson, J., Turner, M., Weinstock, C., Peña, A., Laggan, M., Rondon, J., and K. Lyapunov. 2011. Channel Fracturing – A Paradigm Shift in Tight Gas Stimulation.
• Rondon, J., Naughton, M., Barrufet, M.A., and G. Falcone. 2010. An Analytical Model To Determine the Rheological Properties of Well Fluids Using a Novel Downhole Sensor.